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	Jewels in Brass Horlick, Jittie (Book #ID 674) Published by Duckworth & Co. 3 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, London First edition 1913. 1913. First edition hard back publisher's original navy cloth covers, gilt and yellow ochre stamping to spine and upper panel. 8vo 7½" x 5¼" 323, 20 [pp] catalogue. Former name to upper paste down, general light soiling and foxing to end papers, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1900-1925 Category	£8.00 Convert currency

	Sixes and Sevens Henry, O. (Book #ID 2883) Published by Hodder and Stoughton Limited, London First edition 1916. 1916. First edition hard back. Page edges tanned, starting, fraying to spine edges, good reading copy. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1900-1925 Category	£5.00 Convert currency

	A Waif of the Plains Harte, Bret (Book #ID 3783) Published by Collins, London circa 1910 edition not stated. 1910. Blue cloth covers with gilt titles. In Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1900-1925 Category	£5.00 Convert currency

	The Parting of the Ways Hornibrook, J. L. [Illustrations by C. Manning] (Book #ID 4461) Published by S. W. Partridge & Co. Ltd., London 8-9 Paternoster Row, London circa 1900 edition not stated. 1900. Hard back decorated blue cloth covers with gilt title block to spine. Over printed illustrations to spine and front panel. 12 illustrations by C. Manning. 32 pp. of advertisements to rear. Small rubs to spine head and corners, front free end paper missing. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1900-1925 Category	£11.00 Convert currency

	Anima Celtica Hine, Reginald L. (Book #ID 11238) Published by Elkin Mathews, Vigo Street London First Edition 1912. 1912. First edition hard back publisher's original brown buckram covers, gilt stamping to spine and upper panel, fore and lower edges untrimmed. 8vo 7¾" x 5¼" 89 pp. Tidy neat annotation to a couple of margins, offsetting to end papers, former name to front end paper. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Scarce title. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1900-1925 Category	£20.00 Convert currency

	Wheat and Chaff: Sequel to Roses and Thistles Horton, Sam [Illustrated by Ernest Prater] (Book #ID 12414) Published by W. R. Wilkinson, Holborn Hall, Clerkenwell Road, London circa 1920 edition not stated. 1920. Hard back publisher's original slate blue cloth covers, gilt stamping to spine, blind stamping to upper panel. 8vo 7½" x 5¼" 325 pp. Four monochrome illustrations on glossy paper by Ernest Prater. Former name to title page. In Very Good clean and square condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1900-1925 Category	£7.50 Convert currency

	Jean Valjean: Founded on Les Misérables Hugo, Victor [Adapted by F. W. M. Draper] (Book #ID 13647) Methuen & Co. Ltd., 36 Essex Street, Strand, London Sixth edition 1925. 1925. Hard back publisher's original green cloth covers, lime stamping to spine and upper panel. 6¾" x 4¼" 95 pp. French text. Name and address to front end paper, pencil annotation throughout. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1900-1925 Category	£8.50 Convert currency

	Born An Electrician or, Bred in the Bone Houston, Edwin J. (Book #ID 14130) The Union Press 1816 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia First edition 1912. 1912. First edition hard back bound in publisher's original light grey cloth covers, black and scarlet stamping to spine and upper panel. 8vo 7¾" x 5¼" 316 pp. Monochrome illustrations on glossy paper. Without any foxing, spine not faded, lower corners pushed in. In very Nr. Fine condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1900-1925 Category	£40.00 Convert currency

	The Outlaw Hewlett, Maurice (Book #ID 15247) Published by Constable and Company Limited, 10-12 Orange Street, London First edition 1919. 1919. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original strawberry cloth covers, black lettering to spine and upper panel. 8vo 7½" x 5¼" 283, 4 [pp] publisher's catalogue. Light fading to spine and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1900-1925 Category	£9.00 Convert currency

	The Silver Bullet Hume, Fergus [1859-1932] (Book #ID 16423) Published by John Long 13-14 Norris Street, Haymarket, London circa 1903 edition not stated. Hard back binding in publisher's original russet cloth covers, gilt lettering to spine, white lettering and illustration of a woman loading a revolver to upper panel, lower edge untrimmed. 8vo 7½" x 5¼" 309, 2 [pp]. In which a "devil-man" is killed by a silver bullet. Age darkening to end papers, vertical mark to spine, corners and tips turned-in, touch of foxing to page edges and end papers. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1900-1925 Category	£125.00 Convert currency

	Leo of Mediolanum: A Tale of the Fourth Century Hollis, Gertrude [Illustrated by Adolf Thiede] (Book #ID 17367) Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, Northumberland Avenue, London circa 1910 edition not stated. 1910. Hard back binding in publisher's original raspberry cloth covers, gilt lettering to spine, black lettering and colour illustration to upper panel, floral end papers. 8vo 7½" x 5¼" 256, 16 [pp] catalogue. Colour illustrations on glossy silk art paper. Former message to the upper paste down dated 1914, touch of foxing to the page edges and in Very Good clean, bright and square condition, spine not faded, corners sharp. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1900-1925 Category	£9.00 Convert currency

	Artemision; Idylls and Songs Hewlett, Maurice (Book #ID 76241) Published by Elkin Mathews, Vigo Street, London First Edition 1909. London 1909. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original denim cloth covers with bevelled over-hang, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and the front cover, fore edges uncut. 8vo. 7'' x 5''. Contains 124 printed pages of text. Rubs to the turned-in spine ends and corners, tan age spots to the end papers and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1900-1925 Category	£6.00 Convert currency

	Old Desire [Double Signed] Horn, Holloway (Book #ID 65536) Published by W. Westall & Co. Ltd., 8 Adam Street, Adelphi, London 1918. London 1918. Hard back binding in publisher's original green cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and blind to the upper panel. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 296 [14 Publisher's Catalogue] printed pages of text. Age darkened spine, spine ends creased with small nicks, rubs to the softened corners, age tanning to the end papers and closed page edges and in near Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. SIGNED by the Author to the front free end paper 'To the Author's Mother-in-law with the Author's love, Holloway Horn 7.7.18' and later: 'To my niece Jennifer with the Author's love Uncle John'. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1900-1925 Category	£150.00 Convert currency

	Hazel; or, Perilpoint Lighthouse Harding, Emily Grace (Book #ID 89367) Published by Walter, Scott, Limited, 24 Warwick Lane, London circa 1900. circa 1900. Hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 452 [16 page publisher's catalogue] printed pages of text with monochrome illustrated headers and tailpieces. Spine ends soft with shallow rubs, lower corners turned-in and rubbed, foxing to the end papers and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1900-1925 Category	£8.00 Convert currency

	A Lovers' Tale Hewlett, Maurice [Illustrated by Maurice Greiffenhagen] (Book #ID 86456) Published by Ward, Lock & Co., Limited, London, Melbourne and Toronto First Edition 1915. 1915. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original burgundy cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover with blind-tooled decorations. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 303 [16-page Publisher's catalogue] printed pages of text with tissue-guarded monochrome illustrated frontispiece and monochrome plates throughout. Corners scuffed, spine ends creased with shallow rubs, age tanning to the free end papers and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1900-1925 Category	£11.00 Convert currency

	Nan; The New Fashioned Girl Hallowell, Mrs S. C. (Book #ID 9867) Published by Robert Culley, 2-3 Ludgate Circus, Farringdon Street, London circa 1900 edition not stated. Hard back publisher's original blue pictorial cloth covers. 8vo 7½" x 5" 8vo 160, 16 [pp] catalogue. Frontispiece, header and tail piece illustrations. Prize plate to front paste down, dog-eared, rubs to cloth. Good reading condition copy. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1900-1925 Category	£8.50 Convert currency

	Rupert of Hentzau [Nelson's 7d Library] Hope, Anthony [Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins 1863-1933] (Book #ID 95030) Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd., 35-36 Paternoster Row, London circa 1915. circa 1915. Hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 6'' x 4¼''. Contains 288 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrated frontispiece. Tiny rubs to the spine ends, light ghosting to the free end papers, pencilled name and address to the front free end paper. Very Good condition book, corners nice and sharp, in scarce near Very Good condition illustrated dust wrapper with sun fading to the orange of the spine, nicks and chips to the spine ends, 7d to the spine. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1900-1925 Category	£25.00 Convert currency

	The Shorter Aeneid Hardy, H. H. [Preface and Introduction by H. E. Butler] (Book #ID 35928) Published by G. Bell and Sons Ltd., London 1920. London 1920. Hard back binding in publisher's original brown cloth covers, gilt lettering to the spine. 8vo 7½'' x 5¼'' 212, iv [pp]. Indigo name to the front free end paper, 40 mm fraying of the cloth to the upper spine edge, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1900-1925 Category	£20.00 Convert currency

	Odd Pairs Housman, Laurence [1865-1959] (Book #ID 37933) Published by Jonathan Cape 30 Bedford Square, London First Edition 1925. London 1925. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original russet cloth covers, green lettering to the spine and the upper panel. 8vo 7½'' x 5¼'' 160 pp. Neat message to the free front end paper, light foxing to the end papers, corners sharp, spine not faded and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1900-1925 Category	£5.00 Convert currency

	Visions for Company Home, Henrietta (Book #ID 40260) Published by Andrew Melrose 3 York Street, Covent Garden, London 1912. London 1912. Hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet cloth covers, gilt lettering to the spine and the upper panel. 8vo 7½'' x 5¼'' 319 pp. Light surface mark to the front cover, minor foxing to the page edges, message dated 1916 to the front free end paper, corners sharp and pointed and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1900-1925 Category	£50.00 Convert currency

	Our Lady of the Beeches Hutten, Baroness Von (Book #ID 41569) Published by William Heinemann Ltd., London First Edition 1907. London 1907. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original olive brown cloth covers with symmetrical brown designs to the cloth, dark brown lettering to the spine and the upper panel. 8vo 7½'' x 5¼'' 246 pp. Soiling to the boards, frontispiece missing, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1900-1925 Category	£5.00 Convert currency

	The Bridge Across Harker, L. Allen (Book #ID 41833) Published by John Murray, 50 Albemarle Street, London First Edition 1921. London 1921. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original russet cloth covers, gilt lettering to the spine, black lettering and wavy border line the upper panel. 8vo 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 336 printed pages of text. Name and address and pencil message to the front end paper, light fox spotting to the fore edge and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1900-1925 Category	£15.00 Convert currency

	Wanted a Python; O.H.M.S. The Sniper; Tales of Wrykyn No. 6 An International Affair to The Captain A Magazine For Boys and 'Old Boys' Volume XIII No. 78 H. Hervey, Geo. Ellbar, P. G. Wodehouse and Others [Contribute:] (Book #ID 42616) Published by George Newnes Ltd., Tower House, 8-11 Southampton Street, Strand London September 1905. London 1905. Publisher's original red and navy illustrated card wrap covers, navy lettering to the spine, illustrated advertisements to the lower panel and end papers. Quarto. 10'' x 7¼''. Monochrome illustrations throughout. Flaking of the card to the spine and spine edges, contents clean and sound, scarce in original wraps priced 6d. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1900-1925 Category	£15.00 Convert currency

	Nobby The Story of a Grey Colt; A Gathering of the Clan to The Cornhill Magazine No. 749 Humfrey Jordan, Philip Carr Contribute [Edited by Leonard Huxley] (Book #ID 42633) Published by John Murray, 50 Albemarle Street, London May 1922. London 1922. Publisher's original light orange paper wrap covers, black lettering to the spine, upper and lower panels. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Monochrome illustrated advertisements to the end papers. Without any ownership markings and in Very Good clean and sound condition with small rubs to the spine tips, no dust wrapper as published. Contents flyer to the front cover. We currently hold in stock 14 other Cornhill Magazine titles. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1900-1925 Category	£15.00 Convert currency

	The Cottage By The Common Hawkes, O. A. Merritt (Book #ID 73144) Published by Williams and Norgate, Ltd., 14 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, London First Edition 1924. London 1924. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original crimson paper covered boards, black title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8'' x 6''. Contains 199 printed pages of text with colour illustrated frontispiece. Spine ends and corners turned-in with rubs, ink and pencilled names to the front paste down and free end paper, tan age spots to a few of the pages and in near Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1900-1925 Category	£45.00 Convert currency

	The Song of the Plow; Being the English Chronicle [Signed] Hewlett, Maurice (Book #ID 51960) Published by William Heinemann Ltd., London First Edition 1916. London 1916. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original apple green cloth covers, lime green title and author lettering to the spine [sun darkened] and the front cover. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains [xii] 243 printed pages of text. In Very Good clean condition, no dust wrapper. Dedication by the author to the half-title page 'Gordon Wordsworth from the Author February 1918.' Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1900-1925 Category	£22.50 Convert currency

	Rest Harrow; A Comedy of Resolution Hewlett, Maurice (Book #ID 74719) Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd., St. Martin's Street, London First Edition 1910. London 1910. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original forest green cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and to the upper panel with gilt foliage design, gilt to the upper edges. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 389 printed pages of text. Sun fading to the green of the spine, rubs to the spine ends and edges, ghosting to the end papers, ink Shakespeare Sonnet to the front paste down and message dated 1944 to the front free end paper and in near Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1900-1925 Category	£8.00 Convert currency

	Queen Sheba's Ring Haggard, H. Rider [1856-1925] (Book #ID 56039) Published by Eveleigh Nash & Grayson Ltd., London circa 1910. London circa 1910. Hard back binding in publisher's original maroon cloth covers, oxidised gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 319 printed pages of text. No frontispiece, spine sun faded, a little foxing to the page edges and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. We currently hold in stock 12 other titles by this author. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1900-1925 Category	£15.00 Convert currency

	Georgie Merton; or, Only A Girl [Nelson's 'Royal' Series] Harrington, Florence [Illustrations by E. Lance] (Book #ID 59164) Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd., 35-36 Paternoster Row, London circa 1908. London circa 1908. Hard back binding in publisher's original maroon cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and art deco blind tooling to the upper panel. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 173 printed pages of text with delightful full page colour plates throughout. Spine ends turned in, Sunday School Prize label dated 1910 to the front paste down, tear across the frontispiece colour plate, front and rear free end papers missing, foxing to the closed page edges and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1900-1925 Category	£9.00 Convert currency

	All For A Scrap Of Paper; A Romance of the Present War Hocking, Joseph (Book #ID 59176) Published by Hodder and Stoughton Ltd., London Seventeenth Edition 1918. London 1918. Seventeenth edition hard back binding in publisher's original crimson cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine and the upper panel. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 255 printed pages of text. Sun fading to the red of the spine, cheap paper browning, blue ink doodle to the rear free end paper and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1900-1925 Category	£9.00 Convert currency

	Youth Wins Hine, Muriel (Book #ID 82017) Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited, London First Edition 1924. London 1924. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original French blue cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and blind to the front cover, grey dyed upper edges, edges irregularly cut. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 325 printed pages of text. Spine ends soft with shallow rubs, a little wear to the edges and corners, age tanning to the free end papers, ink name dated 1925 to the front free end paper and in near Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1900-1925 Category	£6.00 Convert currency

	If Winter Comes [Hodder and Stoughton Yellow Jacket Series - Photo Play] Walter Pidgeon as 'Mark Sabre' and Deborah Kerr as 'Nona Tybar' from the Metro Goldwyn Mayer film to the front cover. Hutchinson, A. S. M. [Arthur Stuart-Menteth Hutchinson (2 June 1879 - 14 March 1971), commonly known by his initials A. S. M. Hutchinson, was a British novelist and editor of the London illustrated newspaper, The Daily Graphic] Walter Pidgeon and Deborah Kerr. (Book #ID 87500) Published by Hodder and Stoughton Ltd., London Reprinted Edition 1948 [First Edition 1921]. 1948. Hard back binding in publisher's original cornflower blue cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 318 [i] printed pages of text. Off-setting to the end papers. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper showing Walter Pidgeon as 'Mark Sabre' and Deborah Kerr as 'Nona Tybar' from the Metro Goldwyn Mayer film to the front cover. Dust wrapper with only minor rubs to the extremities, yellow spine not faded, not price clipped 5/-. According to the New York Times, If Winter Comes was the best-selling book in the United States for all of 1922. The following year, Fox Film Corporation made it into a motion picture of the same name directed by Harry F. Millarde. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1900-1925 Category	£25.00 Convert currency

	The Woman With The Fan Hichens, Robert (Book #ID 73385) Published by Eveleigh Nash & Grayson Ltd., 148 Strand, London First Edition 1922. London 1922. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original crimson cloth covers, grey title and author lettering to the spine, blind tooling to the upper panel. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 301 printed pages of text. Dust marking to the closed page edges, age spots to the edges and some margins, ink message to the front free end paper dated Xmas 1922. In Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1900-1925 Category	£15.00 Convert currency

	The Bridge Across Harker, L. Allen (Book #ID 80581) Published by John Murray, 50 Albemarle Street, London First Edition 1921. London 1921. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original russet cloth covers, gilt lettering to the spine, black lettering and wavy border line the upper panel. 8vo 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 336 printed pages of text. Fox spotting to the end papers, spine ends rolled over and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the LITERATURE 1900-1925 Category	£15.00 Convert currency

Jewels in Brass

Horlick, Jittie

(Book #ID 674)

Published by Duckworth & Co. 3 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, London First edition 1913. 1913.

First edition hard back publisher's original navy cloth covers, gilt and yellow ochre stamping to spine and upper panel. 8vo 7½" x 5¼" 323, 20 [pp] catalogue. Former name to upper paste down, general light soiling and foxing to end papers, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Sixes and Sevens

Henry, O.

(Book #ID 2883)

Published by Hodder and Stoughton Limited, London First edition 1916. 1916.

First edition hard back. Page edges tanned, starting, fraying to spine edges, good reading copy. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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A Waif of the Plains

Harte, Bret

(Book #ID 3783)

Published by Collins, London circa 1910 edition not stated. 1910.

Blue cloth covers with gilt titles. In Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The Parting of the Ways

Hornibrook, J. L. [Illustrations by C. Manning]

(Book #ID 4461)

Published by S. W. Partridge & Co. Ltd., London 8-9 Paternoster Row, London circa 1900 edition not stated. 1900.

Hard back decorated blue cloth covers with gilt title block to spine. Over printed illustrations to spine and front panel. 12 illustrations by C. Manning. 32 pp. of advertisements to rear. Small rubs to spine head and corners, front free end paper missing. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Anima Celtica

Hine, Reginald L.

(Book #ID 11238)

Published by Elkin Mathews, Vigo Street London First Edition 1912. 1912.

First edition hard back publisher's original brown buckram covers, gilt stamping to spine and upper panel, fore and lower edges untrimmed. 8vo 7¾" x 5¼" 89 pp. Tidy neat annotation to a couple of margins, offsetting to end papers, former name to front end paper. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Scarce title. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Wheat and Chaff: Sequel to Roses and Thistles

Horton, Sam [Illustrated by Ernest Prater]

(Book #ID 12414)

Published by W. R. Wilkinson, Holborn Hall, Clerkenwell Road, London circa 1920 edition not stated. 1920.

Hard back publisher's original slate blue cloth covers, gilt stamping to spine, blind stamping to upper panel. 8vo 7½" x 5¼" 325 pp. Four monochrome illustrations on glossy paper by Ernest Prater. Former name to title page. In Very Good clean and square condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Jean Valjean: Founded on Les Misérables

Hugo, Victor [Adapted by F. W. M. Draper]

(Book #ID 13647)

Methuen & Co. Ltd., 36 Essex Street, Strand, London Sixth edition 1925. 1925.

Hard back publisher's original green cloth covers, lime stamping to spine and upper panel. 6¾" x 4¼" 95 pp. French text. Name and address to front end paper, pencil annotation throughout. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Born An Electrician or, Bred in the Bone

Houston, Edwin J.

(Book #ID 14130)

The Union Press 1816 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia First edition 1912. 1912.

First edition hard back bound in publisher's original light grey cloth covers, black and scarlet stamping to spine and upper panel. 8vo 7¾" x 5¼" 316 pp. Monochrome illustrations on glossy paper. Without any foxing, spine not faded, lower corners pushed in. In very Nr. Fine condition. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The Outlaw

Hewlett, Maurice

(Book #ID 15247)

Published by Constable and Company Limited, 10-12 Orange Street, London First edition 1919. 1919.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original strawberry cloth covers, black lettering to spine and upper panel. 8vo 7½" x 5¼" 283, 4 [pp] publisher's catalogue. Light fading to spine and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The Silver Bullet

Hume, Fergus [1859-1932]

(Book #ID 16423)

Published by John Long 13-14 Norris Street, Haymarket, London circa 1903 edition not stated.

Hard back binding in publisher's original russet cloth covers, gilt lettering to spine, white lettering and illustration of a woman loading a revolver to upper panel, lower edge untrimmed. 8vo 7½" x 5¼" 309, 2 [pp]. In which a "devil-man" is killed by a silver bullet. Age darkening to end papers, vertical mark to spine, corners and tips turned-in, touch of foxing to page edges and end papers. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Leo of Mediolanum: A Tale of the Fourth Century

Hollis, Gertrude [Illustrated by Adolf Thiede]

(Book #ID 17367)

Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, Northumberland Avenue, London circa 1910 edition not stated. 1910.

Hard back binding in publisher's original raspberry cloth covers, gilt lettering to spine, black lettering and colour illustration to upper panel, floral end papers. 8vo 7½" x 5¼" 256, 16 [pp] catalogue. Colour illustrations on glossy silk art paper. Former message to the upper paste down dated 1914, touch of foxing to the page edges and in Very Good clean, bright and square condition, spine not faded, corners sharp. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Artemision; Idylls and Songs

Hewlett, Maurice

(Book #ID 76241)

Published by Elkin Mathews, Vigo Street, London First Edition 1909. London 1909.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original denim cloth covers with bevelled over-hang, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and the front cover, fore edges uncut. 8vo. 7'' x 5''. Contains 124 printed pages of text. Rubs to the turned-in spine ends and corners, tan age spots to the end papers and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Old Desire [Double Signed]

Horn, Holloway

(Book #ID 65536)

Published by W. Westall & Co. Ltd., 8 Adam Street, Adelphi, London 1918. London 1918.

Hard back binding in publisher's original green cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and blind to the upper panel. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 296 [14 Publisher's Catalogue] printed pages of text. Age darkened spine, spine ends creased with small nicks, rubs to the softened corners, age tanning to the end papers and closed page edges and in near Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. SIGNED by the Author to the front free end paper 'To the Author's Mother-in-law with the Author's love, Holloway Horn 7.7.18' and later: 'To my niece Jennifer with the Author's love Uncle John'. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Hazel; or, Perilpoint Lighthouse

Harding, Emily Grace

(Book #ID 89367)

Published by Walter, Scott, Limited, 24 Warwick Lane, London circa 1900. circa 1900.

Hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 452 [16 page publisher's catalogue] printed pages of text with monochrome illustrated headers and tailpieces. Spine ends soft with shallow rubs, lower corners turned-in and rubbed, foxing to the end papers and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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A Lovers' Tale

Hewlett, Maurice [Illustrated by Maurice Greiffenhagen]

(Book #ID 86456)

Published by Ward, Lock & Co., Limited, London, Melbourne and Toronto First Edition 1915. 1915.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original burgundy cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover with blind-tooled decorations. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 303 [16-page Publisher's catalogue] printed pages of text with tissue-guarded monochrome illustrated frontispiece and monochrome plates throughout. Corners scuffed, spine ends creased with shallow rubs, age tanning to the free end papers and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Nan; The New Fashioned Girl

Hallowell, Mrs S. C.

(Book #ID 9867)

Published by Robert Culley, 2-3 Ludgate Circus, Farringdon Street, London circa 1900 edition not stated.

Hard back publisher's original blue pictorial cloth covers. 8vo 7½" x 5" 8vo 160, 16 [pp] catalogue. Frontispiece, header and tail piece illustrations. Prize plate to front paste down, dog-eared, rubs to cloth. Good reading condition copy. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Rupert of Hentzau [Nelson's 7d Library]

Hope, Anthony [Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins 1863-1933]

(Book #ID 95030)

Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd., 35-36 Paternoster Row, London circa 1915. circa 1915.

Hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 6'' x 4¼''. Contains 288 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrated frontispiece. Tiny rubs to the spine ends, light ghosting to the free end papers, pencilled name and address to the front free end paper. Very Good condition book, corners nice and sharp, in scarce near Very Good condition illustrated dust wrapper with sun fading to the orange of the spine, nicks and chips to the spine ends, 7d to the spine. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The Shorter Aeneid

Hardy, H. H. [Preface and Introduction by H. E. Butler]

(Book #ID 35928)

Published by G. Bell and Sons Ltd., London 1920. London 1920.

Hard back binding in publisher's original brown cloth covers, gilt lettering to the spine. 8vo 7½'' x 5¼'' 212, iv [pp]. Indigo name to the front free end paper, 40 mm fraying of the cloth to the upper spine edge, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Odd Pairs

Housman, Laurence [1865-1959]

(Book #ID 37933)

Published by Jonathan Cape 30 Bedford Square, London First Edition 1925. London 1925.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original russet cloth covers, green lettering to the spine and the upper panel. 8vo 7½'' x 5¼'' 160 pp. Neat message to the free front end paper, light foxing to the end papers, corners sharp, spine not faded and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Visions for Company

Home, Henrietta

(Book #ID 40260)

Published by Andrew Melrose 3 York Street, Covent Garden, London 1912. London 1912.

Hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet cloth covers, gilt lettering to the spine and the upper panel. 8vo 7½'' x 5¼'' 319 pp. Light surface mark to the front cover, minor foxing to the page edges, message dated 1916 to the front free end paper, corners sharp and pointed and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Our Lady of the Beeches

Hutten, Baroness Von

(Book #ID 41569)

Published by William Heinemann Ltd., London First Edition 1907. London 1907.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original olive brown cloth covers with symmetrical brown designs to the cloth, dark brown lettering to the spine and the upper panel. 8vo 7½'' x 5¼'' 246 pp. Soiling to the boards, frontispiece missing, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The Bridge Across

Harker, L. Allen

(Book #ID 41833)

Published by John Murray, 50 Albemarle Street, London First Edition 1921. London 1921.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original russet cloth covers, gilt lettering to the spine, black lettering and wavy border line the upper panel. 8vo 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 336 printed pages of text. Name and address and pencil message to the front end paper, light fox spotting to the fore edge and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Wanted a Python; O.H.M.S. The Sniper; Tales of Wrykyn No. 6 An International Affair to The Captain A Magazine For Boys and 'Old Boys' Volume XIII No. 78

H. Hervey, Geo. Ellbar, P. G. Wodehouse and Others [Contribute:]

(Book #ID 42616)

Published by George Newnes Ltd., Tower House, 8-11 Southampton Street, Strand London September 1905. London 1905.

Publisher's original red and navy illustrated card wrap covers, navy lettering to the spine, illustrated advertisements to the lower panel and end papers. Quarto. 10'' x 7¼''. Monochrome illustrations throughout. Flaking of the card to the spine and spine edges, contents clean and sound, scarce in original wraps priced 6d. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Nobby The Story of a Grey Colt; A Gathering of the Clan to The Cornhill Magazine No. 749

Humfrey Jordan, Philip Carr Contribute [Edited by Leonard Huxley]

(Book #ID 42633)

Published by John Murray, 50 Albemarle Street, London May 1922. London 1922.

Publisher's original light orange paper wrap covers, black lettering to the spine, upper and lower panels. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Monochrome illustrated advertisements to the end papers. Without any ownership markings and in Very Good clean and sound condition with small rubs to the spine tips, no dust wrapper as published. Contents flyer to the front cover. We currently hold in stock 14 other Cornhill Magazine titles. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The Cottage By The Common

Hawkes, O. A. Merritt

(Book #ID 73144)

Published by Williams and Norgate, Ltd., 14 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, London First Edition 1924. London 1924.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original crimson paper covered boards, black title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8'' x 6''. Contains 199 printed pages of text with colour illustrated frontispiece. Spine ends and corners turned-in with rubs, ink and pencilled names to the front paste down and free end paper, tan age spots to a few of the pages and in near Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The Song of the Plow; Being the English Chronicle [Signed]

Hewlett, Maurice

(Book #ID 51960)

Published by William Heinemann Ltd., London First Edition 1916. London 1916.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original apple green cloth covers, lime green title and author lettering to the spine [sun darkened] and the front cover. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains [xii] 243 printed pages of text. In Very Good clean condition, no dust wrapper. Dedication by the author to the half-title page 'Gordon Wordsworth from the Author February 1918.' Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Rest Harrow; A Comedy of Resolution

Hewlett, Maurice

(Book #ID 74719)

Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd., St. Martin's Street, London First Edition 1910. London 1910.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original forest green cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and to the upper panel with gilt foliage design, gilt to the upper edges. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 389 printed pages of text. Sun fading to the green of the spine, rubs to the spine ends and edges, ghosting to the end papers, ink Shakespeare Sonnet to the front paste down and message dated 1944 to the front free end paper and in near Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Queen Sheba's Ring

Haggard, H. Rider [1856-1925]

(Book #ID 56039)

Published by Eveleigh Nash & Grayson Ltd., London circa 1910. London circa 1910.

Hard back binding in publisher's original maroon cloth covers, oxidised gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 319 printed pages of text. No frontispiece, spine sun faded, a little foxing to the page edges and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. We currently hold in stock 12 other titles by this author. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Georgie Merton; or, Only A Girl [Nelson's 'Royal' Series]

Harrington, Florence [Illustrations by E. Lance]

(Book #ID 59164)

Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd., 35-36 Paternoster Row, London circa 1908. London circa 1908.

Hard back binding in publisher's original maroon cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and art deco blind tooling to the upper panel. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 173 printed pages of text with delightful full page colour plates throughout. Spine ends turned in, Sunday School Prize label dated 1910 to the front paste down, tear across the frontispiece colour plate, front and rear free end papers missing, foxing to the closed page edges and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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All For A Scrap Of Paper; A Romance of the Present War

Hocking, Joseph

(Book #ID 59176)

Published by Hodder and Stoughton Ltd., London Seventeenth Edition 1918. London 1918.

Seventeenth edition hard back binding in publisher's original crimson cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine and the upper panel. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 255 printed pages of text. Sun fading to the red of the spine, cheap paper browning, blue ink doodle to the rear free end paper and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Youth Wins

Hine, Muriel

(Book #ID 82017)

Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited, London First Edition 1924. London 1924.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original French blue cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and blind to the front cover, grey dyed upper edges, edges irregularly cut. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 325 printed pages of text. Spine ends soft with shallow rubs, a little wear to the edges and corners, age tanning to the free end papers, ink name dated 1925 to the front free end paper and in near Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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If Winter Comes [Hodder and Stoughton Yellow Jacket Series - Photo Play] Walter Pidgeon as 'Mark Sabre' and Deborah Kerr as 'Nona Tybar' from the Metro Goldwyn Mayer film to the front cover.

Hutchinson, A. S. M. [Arthur Stuart-Menteth Hutchinson (2 June 1879 - 14 March 1971), commonly known by his initials A. S. M. Hutchinson, was a British novelist and editor of the London illustrated newspaper, The Daily Graphic] Walter Pidgeon and Deborah Kerr.

(Book #ID 87500)

Published by Hodder and Stoughton Ltd., London Reprinted Edition 1948 [First Edition 1921]. 1948.

Hard back binding in publisher's original cornflower blue cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 318 [i] printed pages of text. Off-setting to the end papers. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper showing Walter Pidgeon as 'Mark Sabre' and Deborah Kerr as 'Nona Tybar' from the Metro Goldwyn Mayer film to the front cover. Dust wrapper with only minor rubs to the extremities, yellow spine not faded, not price clipped 5/-. According to the New York Times, If Winter Comes was the best-selling book in the United States for all of 1922. The following year, Fox Film Corporation made it into a motion picture of the same name directed by Harry F. Millarde. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The Woman With The Fan

Hichens, Robert

(Book #ID 73385)

Published by Eveleigh Nash & Grayson Ltd., 148 Strand, London First Edition 1922. London 1922.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original crimson cloth covers, grey title and author lettering to the spine, blind tooling to the upper panel. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 301 printed pages of text. Dust marking to the closed page edges, age spots to the edges and some margins, ink message to the front free end paper dated Xmas 1922. In Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The Bridge Across

Harker, L. Allen

(Book #ID 80581)

Published by John Murray, 50 Albemarle Street, London First Edition 1921. London 1921.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original russet cloth covers, gilt lettering to the spine, black lettering and wavy border line the upper panel. 8vo 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 336 printed pages of text. Fox spotting to the end papers, spine ends rolled over and in Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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